I don't even give a shit about small horses anymore, I just wish they weren't being shoved into my face everywhere I go.
You know it's funny my daughter (you know the Pony target audience) used to love MLP and now detests all things Pony because of the Brony Fandom. She was literally disgusted by what she encountered.
The I Love Lucy ones look pretty cute. Thanks to Pinkie making me used to big, poofy hair, they fit in rather well
you're not the first person to have this issue...i've talked to alot of people who have kids or know the target audience for that show that have been either disgusted out of the fandom or bullied out of the fandom by bronies. it's sad that little girls can't enjoy the show that is meant for them because of some bronies.
Makes me think of the Bob's Burgers episode that lampooned the fandom. Quite honestly the current incarnation isn't a bad show by any means but it's the fandom that kinda makes it unpalatable for outsiders looking in. Though that is true of other fandoms as well, in fairness.
It's not even that a lot of them are fans. They're fad followers. I once encountered a guy that didn't know jackshit about the show or chracters, but he was dressed as a pony. It's an attention thing that social rejects try to use thinking that it'll make them popular.
I'm not a fan of this simply as the crossover doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. I'm not a huge fan of crossovers anyways, but the ones I like a lot are the ones that seem to fit seamlessly together. Things like this seem way too forced for me. That being said, this seems really well done, for what it is. I hope those are like this sort of thing have a lot of fun. It's certainly not for me.
Hasbro once planned to release a repaint of BM Magma Stampede as Twilight Sparkle Prime, it was cancelled. One day though!
Surprisingly... From what S5 has done, your daughter's no longer the target audience. That portion of the fandom, the adults (both good and bad) actually is, now the target audience. At the same time, a lot of fandoms do have this. Sonic the Hedgehog looks pretty innocent enough, but I've heard the fandom's pretty crazy. All fandoms have "that area", and I'd hoped for MLP it'd be leaving, but it's apparently still going and Hasbro themselves want to keep the adults, and ditch the kids.
I don't think we're watching the same Season 5. There was one episode for the adult fanbase. The rest was normal fair...